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No. 224,;902. Patented Feb. 24, 1880.

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` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`AARON B. HAETMAN, 0E oNAwA, `IOWA, AssIGNon To HIMsELE AND J, M. JrvIDEN, oF SAME PLAGE.`

FENCE-POST.

ASIEECIFILA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,902, dated February 24, 1880.

Application filed December 1, 1879.

To all whom it may concern y Beit known that I, AARON B. HARTMAN, of Onawa, in the county of Monona and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to constructa durable fence-post by simple and convenient means and of materials availablein most places.

For attaching Wooden rails a bar of wood is combined with the iron rods, and for wire fences the wires are connected by" staples.

This fence-postis made at the place where set by illing a hole in the ground with a composition for the base and inserting the rods; or stone may be drilled with holes to receivethe My improved fencepost is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line w w of Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. l

A is the stone base. a. a c are the vertical` rods or tubes of' the post, secured in base A and united together at the top. b is a bar of `wood tted between the rods c, to which the rails c bi' the fence are secured, and d d represent wires secured to rodsa by staples e.

The base 4A may be of stone, drilled to receive the lower end of rods a, which will then `be secured by cement; `or the base A may be artitieial stone formed by lling the previouslyprepared hole with suitable composition and inserting the rods before the material sets. l prefer a composition oi' Portland cement and gravel, with linseed-oil to toughen the stone and neutralize the alkali that may be in the gravel.

The rods or tubes a will be about one-half inch in diameter, formed with short bends at their lower ends. These rods are welded together at the' top, and the lower ends spread apart a sufficient ldistance to give-a brace to the rods, the front rods being placed on the fence-line. These front rods are slotted to receive the staples e that secure the Wires d of a wire fence.

The vertical wooden bar bis of a size and form to enter between tbe rods, suiiicient space being left for circulation of air; and to this bar b the rails o are attached by nails, screws, or other suitable means, so that the rails c and bar b will be sustained, by rods c.

Forapicket-fence screw-bolts may be used for sustaining the horizontal rails, the bolts having a hook to pass around the rear rod, a..

In the construction of a fence with` these posts the composition may be mixed in a boxwagon and the wagon drawn along the line of fence from one post-hole to another as the posts are completed. done rapidly and in a durable and substantial manner, the posts being set up with but little labor.

The materials used are such as may be obtained in nearly every section of the country, and require no transportation of waste material.

When once set the wooden portions ofthe fence may be readily and cheaply renewed, as required.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination of the rods a, fixed n base A, and provided with staples e, the` wooden post b, the wire rails d, and the wooden rails Vc, the latter nailed or screwed to the post b,

as shown and described.

AARON B. HARTMAN. Witnesses:

G. W. MCMILLEN, O. B. GARLsEN.

The Work may thus be 

